Cynthia Yildirim's Political Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-866813367039157872013-08-19T10:14:22-07:00Blog ranges from politics, science and art. So many interest so little time.TypePadGOP Disenfranchising College Student Voters! Protect Your Voting Rights!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0133f4376a60970b01901ee07b9a970b2013-08-19T10:14:22-07:002013-08-19T10:14:22-07:00Republicans are restricting the voting rights of college students, clear voter suppression, and attack on voting rights. Cynthia Yildirim

Let the people vote!

In the video below Rachel Maddow talks about voter suppression currently occurring against college students, who will no longer be able to use their Student I.D. to vote. This change seems highly unconstitutional to me. Let Republicans know that you want to vote, and have a right to vote! Let the colleges know on Twitter your positions, let top Republican and Democratic leaders know that you deserve the right to vote!

"Molly McDonough turned 18 a few days after the 2012 election. She was arrested during a demonstration at the North Carolina state capitol to ensure that her right to vote is protected. Among a slew of new laws intended to restrict voting rights in North Carolina is an astonishingly cynical law aimed to limit the vote of college students. The parents of students who vote in North Carolina will be penalized on their tax returns, unless the students return home to cast their ballots.
So, if Molly feels more connected to the community surrounding North Carolina State University than she does to the community in which she grew up, or, if she does not have a car and traveling is difficult, or, if she has classes on that day and making a trip across the state would mean missing one of them, her parents will be penalized if she decides to exercise her Constitutional right to vote.
In this video (above) she talks about her experience being arrested at the North Carolina state capitol."

Do students have the right to vote where they go to college? Are Republicans doing too much to encroach on voting rights? Post your views on this below.

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&amp;amp;amp;lt;em&amp;amp;amp;gt;&quot;We all know about the gut-wrenching story of Trayvon Martin who was fatally shot on February 26, 2012 by self-appointed neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman. Trayvon was walking to his father&#39;s home after purchasing a bag of Skittles and a can of Arizona Iced Tea. Due to that rainy night,Trayvon had his hood on his head in which Zimmerman thought him to look suspicious and called 911. Although the 911 operator suggested that Zimmerman not follow Trayvon after he informed them that he was, he disobeyed and followed Trayvon anyway and consequently Trayvon Martin who was only 17 has lost his life after being shot in the chest by Zimmerman.&amp;amp;amp;lt;/em&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;em&amp;amp;amp;gt;Trayvon Martin was not a criminal nor did he have a criminal record of carrying guns or committing violent crimes. He only looked suspicious to Zimmerman for reasons that are unfair and unjust. Trayvon Martin&#39;s dreams are gone. His dreams of becoming a pilot are gone. His dreams of going to college are gone. His love for football, basketball and skiing are forever gone because someone thought he looked suspicious enough to kill him.&quot;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/em&amp;amp;amp;gt;

Infographics on the distribution of wealth in America, highlighting both the inequality and the difference between our perception of inequality and the actual numbers. The reality is often not what we think it is.

The Young Turks: Why is Bradley Manning's Pleading Guilty? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0133f4376a60970b017d416345bb970c2013-03-01T10:01:04-08:002013-03-01T10:01:04-08:00"The U.S. Army private accused of providing secret documents to the WikiLeaks website pleaded guilty on Thursday to misusing classified material he felt "should become public," but denied the top charge of aiding the enemy."* Bradley Manning is facing prosecution for giving military information to Wikileaks. He's plead guilty to...Cynthia Yildirim
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class='posterous_autopost'><p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/10Nw-xneHx4" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe></p> <p><em><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 16.988636016845703px;">"The U.S. Army private accused of providing secret documents to the WikiLeaks website pleaded guilty on Thursday to misusing classified material he felt "should become public," but denied the top charge of aiding the enemy."*</span></em><p /><em><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 16.988636016845703px;">Bradley Manning is facing prosecution for giving military information to Wikileaks. He's plead guilty to some charges. He maintains that he did release the information and that he did it because he wanted to help the country. What will happen with the other treasonous charges against him that could net a life sentence? Cenk Uygur breaks it down.&nbsp;</span></em><p /><em><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 16.988636016845703px;">Read more from <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/28/us-usa-wikileaks-manning-idUSBRE91R0T720130228" target="_blank">Reuters</a></span></em></p> </div></div>
CNN is removing their best journalist, Soledad O'Brien. Can they not handle her real journalism?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a0133f4376a60970b017c3722b26e970b2013-02-27T12:18:48-08:002013-02-27T12:18:48-08:00February 27, 2013 From my tweets: "Shame on CNN for replacing their best journalist Soledad O'Brien on Starting Point. She was what every journalist should inspire to be like." Soledad O'Brien deserves a voice in political journalism, CNN is making a mistake removing her from her morning show Starting Point....Cynthia Yildirim
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class='posterous_autopost'><p>February 27, 2013</p> <p><em></em><em>From my tweets</em>: <strong>"Shame on CNN for replacing their best journalist Soledad O'Brien on Starting Point. She was what every journalist should inspire to be like."</strong></p> <p><em>Soledad O'Brien deserves a voice in political journalism, CNN is making a mistake removing her from her morning show Starting Point.&nbsp;Al Jazeera English or MSNBC should snatch up Soledad O'Brien, since they also focus on hard hitting journalism.&nbsp;We need more Soledad O'Brien's in the world. She went after both sides in interviews, and didn't let politicians get away with lying.</em> <em>She is great for going after both sides equally. Soledad does real journalism, that's why we love her."</em></p> <p><em></em> Link to tweets: <a href="https://twitter.com/CynthiaY29/status/306805696714928128" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/CynthiaY29/status/306807766507483137" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/CynthiaY29/status/306808033974034434" target="_blank">3</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/CynthiaY29/status/306808311523717120" target="_blank">4</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/CynthiaY29/status/306808782598594560" target="_blank">5</a>. RT or reblog if you agree. <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Zq3i3FJuQ1E" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> <em>About video: "Soledad O'Brien will no longer be a host on CNN, but she's staying with the network -- sort of.</em> <em> <em>O'Brien told the New York Times that she is returning to the role she had before she became the host of "Starting Point" in 2011: a roving documentary reporter. </em></em></p> <p><em><em>The twist this time is that she is forming her own production company, Starfish Media, and will not be tied exclusively to CNN; she will be able to shop programs to other networks and air them on the Web as well."*</em> </em></p> <p><em> <em>Soledad O'Brien is probably the best journalist CNN has; she asks real, hard-hitting questions, and challenges leaders regardless of their party. So obviously she's being moved out from her anchor job. Why? And what ironic choice is taking her place? Cenk Uygur breaks it down.&nbsp;</em> </em></p> <p><em> <strong>Read more from <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/21/soledad-obrien-leaving-cnn-role_n_2735725.html?ir=Media" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a>.</strong></em></p> </div></div>